| City of Stonnington Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 104,703 (2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4,074/km2 (10,552/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 25.7 km2 (9.9 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Malvern | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Greater Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Higgins | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Stonnington | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Stonnington is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Australia. It comprises the inner south-eastern suburbs, between 3 and 13 km (2 and 8 mi), from the Melbourne CBD. The city covers an area of 25.7 km2 (9.9 sq mi).[1]
Within twenty years of the settlement of Melbourne in 1835, the Prahran Municipality (later City of Prahran) was formed in 1855, followed by the Gardiner Road Board (later City of Malvern) in 1856.[citation needed]
The late 19th century saw substantial residential and commercial development such that by 1891 Prahran had a population of almost 40,000 and Malvern 11,000.[citation needed] Following the election of the Kennett government in the Spring of 1992, as part of a comprehensive reorganisation of local government in Victoria, the Cities of Malvern and Prahran were amalgamated to form the City of Stonnington.
The logo of the City of Stonnington features two interlocking celebratory ribbons representing the coming together of the two former cities of Malvern and Prahran.[2]
Following the amalgamation of the cities the Malvern Town Hall was renamed the Stonnington City Centre and it became the corporate headquarters of the new Stonnington City Council. In 2015, the new Stonnington City Centre, opposite at 311 Glenferrie Road, was opened and the Malvern Town Hall reverted to its original name.
The name Stonnington comes from Stonington mansion, the Charles D'Ebro-designed mansion built in 1890 for a founding partner of Cobb & Co, John Wagner, who named the house after his wife's birthplace in Stonington, Connecticut, USA.[2] The house is located in Glenferrie Road, Malvern.[2]
The City of Stonnington had a population of 116,207 in June 2018.[1]
The City of Stonnington is the richest local government area in Victoria.[3]
- ^ a b c d "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "History of Stonnington". City of Stonnington. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Silva, Kristian. "The wealthy Melbourne suburbs lagging behind Victoria's COVID-19 vaccination rates". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2021.